MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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